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AN EVEN DOZEN FOR THE IRISH HEADLINE OAKS, p2 NEWS For information, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2002 END SWEEP DEAD XTRA HEAT LOOKS XTRA TOUGH AGAIN End Sweep (Forty Niner--Broom Dance, by Dance The ever-dominant sweetheart of the Thoroughbred Spell), America’s champion freshman sire of 1998, was world, sprinter Xtra Heat (Dixieland Heat), returns after euthanized Thursday at Shadai Farm in Japan. The 11- a month’s rest to strut her stuff carrying a hefty 127 year-old stallion suffered an injury to his withers last pounds as the highweight in today’s GII Princess month and it was announced Tuesday that End Sweep Rooney H. at Calder. Last year’s champion three-year- would not shuttle to Arrowfield Stud in Australia for the southern hemisphere breeding season. His condition old filly returned from a demanding trip to Dubai, where continued to deteriorate she was third to Caller One and Echo Eddie in the G1 and the decision was Dubai Golden Shaheen S. Mar. 23, to show no ill ef- made to euthanize the fects and wire the field in the GII Genuine Risk H. at stallion. “I believe he will Belmont May 12. She was most recently all out to hold prove to be a big loss not off the late challenge of Gold Mover (Gold Fever) by a only to Arrowfield but to neck in the GII Vagrancy H. June 8 and that rival the Australian breeding should prove toughest this afternoon. Ridden for the industry,” said John first time by jockey Jerry Bailey, the Edward Evans- Messara, chairman of homebred, disqualified from a victory in the GI Humana Arrowfield, told Distaff at Churchill May 4, has the benefit of the inside End Sweep racenet.com.au. Courtesy: arrowfield.com.au Arrowfield purchased End and is in receipt of 12 pounds from the favorite. She’ll Sweep in 1999. “He was likely be closer to Xtra Heat’s flank here in an attempt a champion sire that was set to make a big impact here to reverse her fortunes at the line. Longshot Vague with his first runners. We are really disappointed with Memory (Ward off Trouble) got the better of Gold what has happened as Australian breeders supported Mover in the GIII Chaposa Springs H. at Calder last him very well in his time here,” Messara added. From December, earning the win in a photo. The locally five crops to race, he has sired 22 stakes winners and based five-year-old had gone winless in 2002, prior to the earners of over $23 million. leading the field from gate to wire in the Ms. Gibson County S. over track and trip June 16. STARINE RETIRED Starine (Fr) (Mendocino--Grisonnante {Fr}, by Kaldoun {Fr}) has been retired by owner and trainer Bobby Saturday, Calder, post time: 6:00 p.m. EDT Frankel. The trainer did not spell out any specific physi- PRINCESS ROONEY H.-GII, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f cal ailment in the five-year-old, telling Daily Racing Form PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS that she “has come back bad twice now.” Winner in 1 Vague Memory Ward off Trouble Wolfendale 8-1 her native country of the Listed Prix Saraca, the grey 2 Fly Me Crazy Wheaton Garoffalo 10-1 mare exploded onto the U.S. scene last year with an 3 Xtra Heat Dixieland Heat Salzman 4-5 impressive win in the GII Diana H. at Saratoga. A dis- 4 Gold Mover Gold Fever Hennig 2-1 tant 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, she 5 Prized Amberpro Aspro Gelner 8-1 ended the season with a victory in the GI Matriarch S. 6 Sugar N Spice Strike the Anvil Craoft 15-1 at Hollywood Park and was twice second in two starts Click here for the brisnet.com pps for all the Summit of this year, first to Golden Apples in the GII Santa Ana H. Mar. 23 and most recently by a head to Astra in the GI Speed races. Gamely Breeders’ Cup H. at Hollywood May 27. “She’s been good to me and I should be good to her,” the TDN TODAY conditioner told DRF. She retires with a career mark of Headline News .................... 4 pages 31-9-12-1 and earnings of $963,740. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/13/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 7 2 MELLOW PARK (IRE) In the Wings (GB) P I R I S H O A K S P O-Mrs Seamus Burns; B-Lodge Park Stud; T-Jeremy Noseda; J-Darryll Holland; Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, SOFT GROUND FOR OAKS HOPEFULS Thurs- £54,550. day’s heavy rain has changed the going to soft ahead 8 9 QUARTER MOON (IRE) Sadler’s Wells of Sunday’s G1 Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh. Aidan O-Susan Magnier & Mrs Richard Henry; B-Premier O’Brien declared both Kournakova (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Michael Kinane; and Starbourne (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) for the Lifetime Record: 5-1-2-0, £243,202. 1 1/2-mile contest yesterday alongside Cashmans’ 4-5 9 10 RED RIOJA (IRE) King’s Theatre (Ire) favourite Quarter Moon (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells). The latter O/B-Dr Karen Sanderson; T-Eoghan O’Neill; J-John will bid to become the first runner-up in the G1 Epsom Egan; Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-1, £65,499. Oaks to gain compensation here since Regal Exception 10 7 STARBOURNE (IRE) Sadler’s Wells took in 1972. She will need to confirm the form of the O-Miss Katherine Magnier; B-Orpendale; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan; Lifetime Record: Epsom Classic June 7 with the fifth-placed Red Rioja 5-1-0-1, £48,383. (Ire) (King’s Theatre {Ire}) and sixth-placed Mellow Park 11 11 TARIFANA (IRE) Dr Devious (Ire) (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), who beat Lady’s Secret (Ire) O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs (Alzao) by 1½ lengths in last Saturday’s G3 Lancashire SC; T-John Oxx; J-Fran Berry; Lifetime Record: Oaks at Haydock. Red Rioja was subsequently third 2-1-0-0, £11,963. behind Irresistible Jewel (Ire) (Danehill) in the G2 12 5 ZAFARANIYA (IRE) Doyoun (Ire) Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot June 21 and that Dermot O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs Weld-trained filly is currently quoted as the 11-2 sec- SC; T-John Oxx; J-Johnny Murtagh; Lifetime Re- ond favourite. cord: 4-1-0-1, £13,313. All carry 126 pounds. Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland DARLEY IRISH OAKS-G1, i400,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT SC PP HORSE SIRE P P R E V I E W P 1 3 FEARN ROYAL (IRE) Ali-Royal (Ire) Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:46 p.m. EDT (Ir£9,500 wnl ‘99 GOFNOV; Ir£12,500 yrl ‘00 TATIRE) BOWLING GREEN H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT O-Jerome Dolan; B-Pat Beirne; T-Peter Casey; J-Pat PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Shanahan; Lifetime Record: 8-1-2-1, £14,910. 1 Phi Beta Doc Doc’s Leader Leonard 20-1 2 8 IRRESISTIBLE JEWEL (IRE) Danehill 2a Gritty Sandie Manila Toner 10-1 O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm; T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat 3 Eltawaasul Nureyev Reynolds 5-1 Smullen; Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-2, £88,687. 4 Staging Post Pleasant Colony Frankel 5-2 3 6 KOURNAKOVA (IRE) Sadler’s Wells 5 Startac Theatrical (Ire) Mott 7-2 O-Susan Magnier; B-Orpendale; T-Aidan O’Brien; 6 Moon Solitaire (Ire) Night Shift Cochran 3-1 J-Colm O’Donoghue; Lifetime Record: 7-1-1-1, 7 Proud Man Manlove Clement 8-1 £37,102. 8 Whitmore’s Conn Kris S. Schulhofer 10-1 4 1 L’AFFAIRE MONIQUE (GB) Machiavellian 9a Illusionary Woodman Kimmel 10-1 O/B-J M Greetham; T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-Kieren Fallon; Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, £2,947. 5 4 LADY’S SECRET (IRE) Alzao GRADED STAKES WINNERS by END SWEEP Horse Major victory (Ir£68,000 yrl ‘00 GOFORB) Swept Overboard GI Metropolitan Mile O-Mrs E Roberts; B-Mrs J Ryan & Mrs John M Weld; Trippi GI Vosburgh S. T-Barry Hills; J-Michael Hills; Lifetime Record: Nany’s Sweep GI Santa Monica H. 6-1-2-0, £22,728. Dark Ending GI Selene S. 6 12 MARGARULA (IRE) Doyoun (Ire) Precise End GIII Bay Shore S. O-Mrs J S Bolger; B-Airlie Stud; T-Jim Bolger; South Vigorous MGSW-Jpn J-Kevin Manning; Lifetime Record: 11-3-1-2, Alluring Act GSW-Jpn £32,633. (859) 255-8537 FAX 259-0040 www.jonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/13/02 • PAGE 3 of 4 Bowling Green H. cont. Saturday, The Curragh, Ireland, post time: 3:00 p.m. Bobby Frankel’s Staging Post debuted for the trainer ANGLESEY S.-G3, i75,000, 2yo, 6f 63ydsT on American soil to win versus $80,000 optional claim- SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ers at 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita in early March. 1 3 Benicio (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Bolger Stretching out two starts later to 1 3/4 miles in the GI 2 1 Hazelhatch (GB) Mukaddamah Weld San Juan Capistrano H. Apr. 21, he turned for home 3 2 Ontario Storm Cat A O'Brien with a short lead, but relinquished in the final panel to 4 4 Spartacus (Ire) Danehill A O'Brien finish second by 3 1/2 lengths.